4.19.2009

healing power

my friend recently told me some bad news about my 10th grade english teacher. "she's in the hospital for a cyst in her ovaries so she can't ever have babies of her own. ... dude, that's so terrible. she's so young too." obviously shocking news and very saddening. she had been one of my favorite teachers last year, maybe even one of my favorite teachers EVER. so the first thing i thought of to do was to make her a mix CD. last year, my friends started a music appreciation club because they would hang around her classroom and play music and share CDs. i started to make her CDs periodically too. she enjoyed them immensely. so naturally, the best present i could think of was a CD. i made it this morning and sent it off with one of my friends who has her as a teacher this year to deliver to her, along with my best wishes.

here is the tracklisting:

Jem - Down To Earth

Of Montreal - Oslo In The Summertime

Socratic - Too Late, Too Soon

Imogen Heap - Sleep

Mates Of State - Get Better

Lenka - Anything I'm Not

The Afters - Ocean Wide

AJ Rafael - I Just Want You

Aqualung - Strange And Beautiful

Au Revoir Simone - Fallen Snow

Bat For Lashes - Two Planets

As Tall As Lions - Milk & Honey

We Shot The Moon - Hope

Deas Vail - Shoreline

A Fine Frenzy - Almost Lover

Jason Mraz - Lucky (Ft. Colbie Callait)

Plain White T's - 1, 2, 3, 4

Psapp - Part Like Waves

Rachael Yamagata - Be Be Your Love

fittingly, i titled this album "planets dancing," just like my blog name.

[i think i need to explain why i couldn't've just given it to her myself directly. my city split a four year high school into a 2-year high school and a 2-year senior high. since i am a junior, i am in a senior high right now, and my teacher is still at my old high school. that's why i couldn't give it to her myself.]